Jon Espino of The Young Folks reviews Terrance Malick’s “Song to Song” from its 2017 SXSW Film Festival premiere

Terrence Malick is not known for playing it safe. His avant-garde style has been a dichotomizing force among film critics for over a decade. He marches to the beat of his own drum, but recently that beat has been repetitive and monotonous. Song to Song is an Austonian melody played in a very familiar tune, making the experience less unique and much more manufactured.